Bear in local casino - on video

Bears are making the news around here at the moment. There is even footage from the security cameras showing a little bear (150lb) going to the local casino in South Lake Tahoe

We're going to shakespeare this week so I expect we'll see the regular bear down there.

To be honest, going home to my new house is a bit tricky. I make sure I have my bear bell ringing nice and loud, head torch on, bear spray handy and my camera. I wonder when we shall meet and how big it is. I just hope one of us has a good escape route and I hope the one that does is the hairy one. My new landlady said, "yes the bear is fond of our lovely condo too". Fear not, I sleep with bear spray and try to shut out all the noises scampering around outside on the walkway, be they people or other mammals. It's a little hard to tell the difference but some of the scampering seems to have that faint sound of claws touching wood. And frankly I don't know who was snoring last night. It may have been a neighbour (human) or it may have been something a tad more wild.

Don't get me wrong - I love the new house. Come and visit (PLEASE!).